Category Archives: Muscle Spasms

Fascia; What Does It Do For You?

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Lisa Marie Keller

A simplistic view of fascia is this: “it is a thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle in place”. When I went to college over 20 years ago we … Continue reading →

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Keep The Collagen… Do Not Toss That Turkey!!!!

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Lisa Marie Keller

In comes the food coma from Thanksgiving dinner and all that Tryptophan from the turkey. It is just so good how can you stop eating??!! After such a gluttonous meal, what do you do with the turkey bones afterward? Personally, … Continue reading →

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Inflammation: Friend or Foe?

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Lisa Marie Keller

Believe it or not inflammation can be a good thing. When you sustain an injury to an area inflammation serves several purposes. FIrst, it increases the temperature of the area, which allows the immune system to work more effectively. The … Continue reading →

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Dry Needling

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Lisa Marie Keller

I just finished up with a fantastic dry needling weekend course with master dry needling seminars which really helped to expand my skill set in dry needling and improve my confidence in targeting some deeper muscles. What is dry needling … Continue reading →

Posted in Back Pain, dry needling, Flexibility, joint health, Muscle Health, Muscle Spasms, Pain and Stress Relief, Piriformis Syndrome, sacroiliac joint | Tagged back pain, back pain relief, back spasm, Chronic pain, dry needling, flexibility, hip pain, hip spasm, low back pain, Master Dry Needling Seminars, muscle spasms, pain relief, piriformis spasm, Piriformis Syndrome, sciatica | 1 Comment

Is Your Quadrathingamajig Hurting?

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Lisa Marie Keller

You have pain that is isolating on one side of your back and when you look at the pictures online you see a muscle called the quadratus lumborum. This muscle primarily connects the bottom of your ribcage to your pelvis … Continue reading →

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What is Sciatica?

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Lisa Marie Keller

Maybe it started with back pain and then your leg started hurting. It can be scary when the pain keeps getting bigger and you do not really understand why. I am going to shed a bit of light on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Back Pain, joint health, Muscle Health, Muscle Spasms, Pain and Stress Relief, Piriformis Syndrome, sacroiliac joint, self healing | Tagged back ache, back pain, back pain relief, back spasm, butt pain, chronic back pain, chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Free My back, hip pain, hip spasm, leg pain, low back pain, Piriformis Syndrome, radiculopathy, sciatica | Leave a comment

Piriformis Syndrome? Butt Pain, Back Pain – What Causes What?

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Lisa Marie Keller

So your butt hurts and maybe it is even aching down your leg. It probably hurts to stand and lie down but most likely the worst position is sitting. You may be wondering if it is your butt causing your back to hurt … Continue reading →

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Visceral Manipulation for Back Pain?

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Lisa Marie Keller

Ok… I bet the first thing you are wondering is “what is Visceral”. The viscera are the organs of your body such as your kidneys, liver, intestines, and lungs. Visceral manipulation is basically moving those organs around to get them … Continue reading →

Posted in Back Pain, Health Empowerment, Muscle Health, Muscle Spasms, Pain and Stress Relief | Tagged back ache, chronic back pain, low back pain, midback pain, pain relief, visceral manipulation | Leave a comment

Are my calves making my back hurt?

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Lisa Marie Keller

Are you on your feet a lot? The more you are on your feet does it seem like your back pain gets more aggravated. Well, your calves are likely not the cause of your back pain; however, they could be … Continue reading →

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Oh! My Aching Shoulder… My Achey Back

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Lisa Marie Keller

The shoulder is an entirely separate joint and unrelated to anything going on in the low back right? Well, I personally do not believe that. As a physical therapist treating body aches and pains for for almost 20 years I … Continue reading →

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